A look at how Rob Roberts of “Good Morng Ameri” and other news anchors broke the news that they are gay.
Contents:
- MSNBC HIR ANOTHER GAY ANCHOR (WHO JT CAME OUT 2 YEARS AGO)
- THOMAS ROBERTS BE FIRST OPENLY GAY EVENG NEWS ANCHOR ON NETWORK TV
- JENNA WOLFE, TODAY SHOW ANCHOR, COM OUT AS GAY, ANNOUNC SHE’S EXPECTG A BABY GIRL WH GIRLIEND STEPHANIE GOSK
- STEVE KORNACKI BE MSNBC’S THIRD GAY ANCHOR
- NBC ELECTN ANALYST STEVE KORNACKI IS OPENLY GAY AND A BIG SPORTS FAN
MSNBC HIR ANOTHER GAY ANCHOR (WHO JT CAME OUT 2 YEARS AGO)
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THOMAS ROBERTS BE FIRST OPENLY GAY EVENG NEWS ANCHOR ON NETWORK TV
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JENNA WOLFE, TODAY SHOW ANCHOR, COM OUT AS GAY, ANNOUNC SHE’S EXPECTG A BABY GIRL WH GIRLIEND STEPHANIE GOSK
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STEVE KORNACKI BE MSNBC’S THIRD GAY ANCHOR
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NBC ELECTN ANALYST STEVE KORNACKI IS OPENLY GAY AND A BIG SPORTS FAN
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Photo: Ricrdo SaviSource: Getty ImagAyman was born on April 18, 1979, Cairo, Egypt. In a special appearance on Today and, later, a blog on the show's webse, the 39-year-old NBC rrponnt me out as gay and announced that she and her girliend, fellow NBC journalist Stephanie Gosk, are expectg a dghter at the end of Augt.